Act II · Chapter 20

Dinner Time

A royal banquet with the Prince ends in disaster when Fenwick accidentally dumps a pirate skeleton onto the ballroom floor.

Where
The Royal Palace, Adventurers Guild
Who
Fari, Fenwick, Vadis, Grover
Note
RP / Social

Dressed in custom-tailored formal wear, the party attends the Prince's lavish banquet at the palace. Vadis attempts to network and glean historical lore, confirming that his bloodline (the Ashmoons) is ancient and largely forgotten by the modern world. Fari gets heavily intoxicated on fine wine, while Grover happily devours the extravagant seafood buffet. Fenwick gets chatting with the Prince but makes a catastrophic faux pas: he pulls a full human pirate skeleton out of his bag of holding to show off, right in the middle of the crowded ballroom. The nobility screams in terror, and Inspector Ironclad promptly ejects the entire party from the palace, forcing them back to the Adventurers Guild in disgrace.

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Key Events

  • Attended the Prince's banquet in custom formal attire.
  • Vadis learned his ancient heritage is obscure but recognized by a few.
  • Fenwick accidentally caused a mass panic by revealing a human skeleton.
  • The party was kicked out of the palace by Inspector Ironclad.
  • Decided to head toward Gorenobyl to test robots and investigate a mine infestation.
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NPCs of Note

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Nina
Cleric of the Dawnfather
Seemingly rejected the Prince's advances. Mysterious.
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Inspector Thorne Ironclad
City detective
Forced to escort the party out of the palace after the skeleton incident.
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Locations

  • The Royal Palace.
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Combat Highlights

No combat occurred.

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Mysteries & Threads

  • Who was the mysterious Dawnfather cleric Nina, and why did the Prince cling to her?
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Character Moments

  • Fenwick: His lack of social awareness reaches its peak when he casually dumps a pirate skeleton onto a royal ballroom floor.
  • Fari: Completely ignores the high-stakes politics to drink heavily and hoard free food.
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Quotable

"A normal person doesn't carry a full human skeleton."— Inspector Ironclad
"What the fuck man, I forgot I had a skeleton in my bag of holding."— Fenwick
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Continuity Flags

  • The party is officially banned/ejected from the palace for the night.
  • The party agrees to travel to the city of Gorenobyl.